Week 6 and 7 – First and second draft

I consider weeks 6 and 7 contiguous with the website creation process. Being in the web development track is more challenging. Not only does your website has to have the design aspect (maybe not as much as a design track website) but also the development requirements have to be met.

I separated out the 2 weeks simply by putting design and content in week 6 and the development part in week 7. This does not mean there won’t be tweaks, but a big chunk of it would be complete. This way, my process would be easier to work with. Week 6 was demanding – I had content but my template had to be worked on sufficient enough to get the child pages ready for content. There are essentially three main parameters to the corporate website design characteristic in the template.

One is the logo & the navigation bar.

Second is my right column which marks the important links for potential and existing clients who have visited the page in the past.

Third is a separate social media bar where Raltec Corp (the company name for which the website is being designed) is connected and wants to connect with different individuals/organizations virtually.

Week 7 would get the development side of the website in check. I have also been checking my website on different browsers and seeing some subtle differences.

It also helps to test your website on different computers. It definitely looks different on different monitor resolutions. For accessibility testing, Adam mentioned about Dreamweaver’s Link Checker, Browser Compatibility Check, and Validation features (all three can be opened from the Window menu) can help.

Me and mine….

A big hello and a little more about me. I come from a background of design, building & composition. Over the years, I have been proactively exploring and continuing my adventure into the virtual world into the world of technology, development and seo/web analytics. This blog is essentially to continue the conversation on new technology dynamics on the world wide web. Feel free to comment/write to me about your thoughts and share new ideas with me. Thanks, Pooja